Frog and Toad Together

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Frog and Toad Together
Frog and Toad Together.jpg
First edition
AuthorArnold Lobel
IllustratorLobel
CountryUnited States
SeriesFrog and Toad
SubjectFriendship[1]
GenreChildren's picture book, short story collection
PublisherHarper & Row (I Can Read)
Publication date
April 1972[2]
Pages64 pp.
ISBN9780060239602
OCLC436317436
LC ClassPZ10.3.L787 Fr[1]
Preceded byFrog and Toad Are Friends 
Followed byFrog and Toad All Year 

Frog and Toad Together is an American fantasy adventure children's picture book, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper & Row in 1972.[1] It is the second book in the Frog and Toad series. Like each of the other four books in the series, it contains five easy-to-read short stories. It was a Newbery Honor Book, or runner-up for the American Library Association Newbery Medal, which recognizes the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".[3]

Frog and Toad Together was adapted into a film with Will Ryan and Hal Smith providing the voices of Frog and Toad. The first story, "A List", is not included.[4]

Summary[]

Best friends Frog and Toad are always together. The five stories feature flowers, cookies, bravery, dreams, and, most importantly, friendship.

A List Toad writes a list of activities for himself and Frog for the day. However, when the list is lost during a windy hike, the two spend the rest of the day trying to remember what the other activities were. At night, Toad remembers the final one was "Go to sleep" and the two do so, now content.

The Garden Toad admires Frog's garden, and wishes to grow one of his own. After expending a considerable effort to grow his seeds, seemingly to accomplish nothing, Toad almost gives up. At the end, he realizes they're finally starting to sprout. Toad agrees that gardening is hard work.

Cookies Frog and Toad indulge in some home-baked cookies, but decide to use will-power to resist eating too many. Eventually they take it too far, by feeding the remainder of them to the birds.

Dragons and Giants After reading some adventurous stories, Frog and Toad embark on an adventure of their own by climbing a large mountain. Encountering several dangers along the way, they return home in fear, still commending each other for their bravery.

The Dream Toad has a dream, in which he performs several feats onstage to an audience consisting solely of Frog. However, each feat causes Frog to gradually shrink to nothing, to Toad's horror. He awakens to find Frog unharmed and normal-sized, much to his relief.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Frog and toad together" (first edition). Library of Congress Online Catalog (catalog.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  2. ^ "Frog and Toad Together". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1972. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  3. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
      "Welcome to the Newbery Medal Home Page!". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. ^ "Media Log: Children and Family Programming". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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